Rush: "La Villa Strangiato" Bass Tab
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From: Guitar For The Practicing Musician - December 1991
Original Transcription by: Andy Aledort
Converted by: Mario D'Alessio
w 31 q^q^q+h 13 q^q^q+q q 2 q^q^q+e s s q q^q^q+e s s q
+--------+------------+----------5--+---------3-4-5-+---------------+
|*4:-R--*|*----------*|*-----------*|---------------|---------3-4-5-|
|*4:----*|*-3-3-3----*|*-3-3-3-----*|-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3---------|
+--------+------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+
q^q^q+e s s e s s q^q^q+e s s q q^q^q+e s s e s s 2 q^q^q+e s s q
+---------3-4-5-----+---------3-4-5-+----------3-4-5------+---------3-4-5-+
|---------------3H5-|---------------|*---------------3H5-*|---------------|
|-3-3-3-------------|-3-3-3---------|*-3-3-3-------------*|-3-3-3---------|
+-------------------+---------------+---------------------+---------------+
q^q^q+e s s e s s 6 q^q^q+h 3 q^q^q+Q e q^q^q+e e e e
+----------3-4-5------+-----------+-------------+---------------+
|*---------------3H5-*|*---------*|-------------|---------7-5-7-|
|*-3-3-3-------------*|*-3-3-3---*|-3-3-3---/10-|-0-0-0---------|
+---------------------+-----------+-------------+---------------+
q^q^q+e e e e 3 Q q e e e Q Q q q^q^q+e e e e 2
+---------------------+---------------+-------+---------------------+
|*---------(5)H7-5-7-*|-----(5)H7-5---|-------|*---------(5)H7-5-7-*|
|*-0-0-0-------------*|-0-0---------7-|-5-7-5-|*-0-0-0-------------*|
+---------------------+---------------+-------+---------------------+
&
Q q e e e Q Q q q^q^q+e e e e e s s s s s s e e e e
+---------------+-------+-------------------+-----------------------+
|-----(5)H7-5---|-------|---------(5)H7-5-7-|---R-7-R-7-R-7-5-5-----|
|-0-0---------7-|-5-7-5-|-0-0-0-------------|-0-----------------7-5-|
+---------------+-------+-------------------+-----------------------+
q e q e e e e s s e q e e e q e e s s s s e e q e e s s s s e e
+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|---R---------|---------------------|---R-4-R-4-4---4---|-----4-R-4-4---4---|
|-3---3-2-3---|-3-3-3-2-(3)/5-3-2---|-------------4---4-|-------------4---4-|
+-----------3-+-------------------5-+-2-----------------+-2-2---------------+
q e q e s s s s e s s e q e e e q e e s s s s e e
+-----------------+---------------------+-------------------+
|---R-------------|---------------------|---R-4-R-4-4---4---|
|-3---3-2-2/3-3---|-3-3-3-2-(3)/5-3-2---|-------------4---4-|
+---------------3-+-------------------5-+-2-----------------+
e s s s s s s s s s s e e q^q^q+e e e e 3 q^q^q+e e e e
+---------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
|---4-4-R-4-R-4-3-4-4-3---2-|*---------(5)H7-5-7-*|---------(5)H7-5---|
|-----------------------4---|*-0-0-0-------------*|-0-0-0-----------7-|
+-2-------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
Q q e e e Q Q q q^q^q+e e e e 2 Q q e e e Q Q q
+---------------+-------+---------------------+---------------+-------+
|-----(5)H7-5---|-------|*---------(5)H7-5-7-*|-----(5)H7-5---|-------|
|-0-0---------7-|-5-7-5-|*-0-0-0-------------*|-0-0---------7-|-5-7-5-|
+---------------+-------+---------------------+---------------+-------+
q^q^q+e e e e e s s s s s s s s e e e q e q e e e
+-------------------+-------------------------+-------------+
|---------(5)H7-5-7-|---R-7-R-7-R-7-5-7-5-----|---R---------|
|-0-0-0-------------|-0-------------------7-5-|-3---3-2-3---|
+-------------------+-------------------------+-----------3-+
e s s e q e e e q e e s s s s e e E s e s s s s s s e e
+---------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+
|---------------------|---R-4-R-4-4---4---|-------4-4-R-4-4---4---|
|-3-3-3-2-(3)/5-3-2---|-------------4---4-|-----------------4---4-|
+-------------------5-+-2-----------------+-2-2-2-----------------+
2nd TIME
TO CODA
q e q e s s s s e e e q e e e q e e s s s s e e q e s s s s s s e e
+-----------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------------+
|---R-------------|---------------|---R-4-R-4-4---4---|-----4-4-R-4-4-3-4-3-|
|-3---3-2-2/3-3---|-3-2-3-5-3-2---|-------------4---4-|---------------------|
+---------------3-+-------------5-+-2-----------------+-2-2-----------------+
GUITAR
SOLO 1
q^q^q+e e e e 3 q^q^q s s e e e Q+s s s s q 6 H+e +H+e H+e
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----+------+-----+
|*---------(5)H7-5-7-*|-------5H7-5-----|*7:-------R---R-*|-----|------|-----|
|*-0-0-0-------------*|-0-0-0-------7-5-|*8:-------------*|-----|------|-----|
+---------------------+-----------------+----1---1---1----+-5---+------+-1---+
+H e H+e +H e H+e +H+e 3 H+e H+e H+e H+e H+e H+e
+------+------+------+-----+-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|----R-|*-----|----R-|-----|------*|-----|-R---|-3---|-----|-7---|-----|
|------|*-----|------|-----|------*|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
+------+--5---+------+-1---+-------+-5---+-----+-1---+-1---+-5---+-5---+
e e e s e e E e e e s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s s e s s s
+-----------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+
|-----------------|-------------R---R-------|-------------R---------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-+-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-+
e e s s s s s s s s s s s e s e s s e s s s s e s s e s s s s e s s s
+-------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------------+
|-------------R---R---R---|-------------------R---|---------R-----R---------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
+-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---5---5-+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-+-1-1-1-1---0-1---1-1-1-1-+
e e s s s s E s s s s e s s s s E s s s s e e s s s e e s s s
+---------------------+-----------------------+---------------------+
|-------------R-------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
+-5-5-5-5-3-5---5-5-3-+-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-+-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1-0-+
s s e s s s e s s s s s s s e s s s q s s s e s s s s s q s s s
+-------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
+-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-+-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-+
e e e s s E s s s e e s s s s E s s s s e s s s s s E s s s 2
+-------------------+---------------------+-------------------------+
|-------------------|---------------------|*-----------------------*|
|-------------------|---------------------|*-----------------------*|
+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-+--5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3--+
e e s s s s E s s s s e s E s E s s s q s s s s E s s s
+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-1-1-+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-+
s E s s s s E s s s q s e s E e s s q+s s s E s s s
+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
+-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-+
s e s s s s s E s s s 2 q h+e 4 e e e e e e e e 3
+-------------------------+---------+---------------------+
|*-----------------------*|*---R---*|*4:-----------------*|
|*-----------------------*|*-------*|*4:---7-6---5-------*|
+--5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3--+--5------+----5-----5---8-5-7--+
e s s s s s e E E e e e e e e e e e 3 e s s s s s e E s s s s s
+-----------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+
|-R-------------------R-|*-----------------*|-R-----------------R---R---|
|---6H7P6-5-------------|*---7-6---5-------*|---6H7P6-------------------|
+-----------8-8-8-5\X---+--5-----5---8-5-7--+---------8-8-8-5-5---3---3-+
BASS SOLO
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e s s s
+---------------7-5---8-5---7-5---+-5H6---5-----------------------+
|---------7-5-------7-----7-----7-|-----0---7-6-5---5-5-R-5---5-6-|
|---6-5-6-----7-------------------|---------------7---------7-----|
+-5-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
E E q e e e E E q e e e e q q s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s e
+-------------+-------------+-----------------+-------------------------+
|-7-6-5-4-3-2-|-1-0---------|---R-------------|---------------5-5-R-----|
|-------------|-----4-3-2-1-|-0---------------|-------------------------|
+-------------+-------------+-----3-1-2-3-1-2-+-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-------3-3-+
e q e+h +s s s s s e s s s s e s s s E E q e e e e H e e h+q+e
+---------+------------------------------+-------------+-----------+---------+
|---R-----|----------5-5-------5-5---5-6-|-7-6-5-4-3-2-|-0-R-------|---R-----|
|-3---3---|----7-5-------7-5-------7-----|-------------|-----------|---------|
+---------+--------7---------7-----------+-------------+-----(3)/5-+-3-------+
q q q q q q q q e h+q+s s e s s s s s s e h+e+s s s s
+---------+-------------+-----------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------|---5-7-------|---R-------|2:-------0-3-2-0-|4:---R-----7-7---|
|-----3-5-|-7-----(5)/7-|-5-------5-|4:-0-2-4---------|4:-3-----------7-|
+-3-5-----+-------------+-----------+-----------------+-----------------+
e h+e+s s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s e e e e s E e h+E w
+---------------+-----------------------+---------------------+-------+---+
|-7-R-----------|3:-5-5-------7-7-------|4:---R---R---R-------|---R---|-R-|
|---------7-5---|4:-----7-5-------7-5-7-|4:-3---3---3---7-7-7-|-0-----|---|
+-------------7-+-----------7-----------+---------------------+-------+---+
GUITAR SOLO 2
h q E s e q e q e s s e e q q e s s e e q e e e s s e e e e q e s
+---------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-R-------|-----------R---|-----R-4-4-----|-----R-4-3-2-----|-----R---------|
|---3-3---|-2-3---3-3-----|---------------|-------------0-1-|-2-3-----3-3---|
+-------3-+-----3-------3-+-2-2-------0-1-+-2-2-------------+-------3-----3-+
e q e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e q e e e e e e e e q e s
+-----------------------+-------------------+---------------+---------------+
|-----------------------|-----R-0-4-3-4-----|-----R-4---4---|-----R---------|
|-2-3---(3)/5-3-2-(3)/5-|---------------0-1-|---------4---2-|-3-3-----3-3---|
+-----3-----------------+-2-2---------------+-2-2-----------+-------3-----3-+
e q e e e e e e e e e q e s s e e e e e e e s s e e e e q e s
+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------+
|---------------|-----R-4-4-4-----|-----R---4-3-4-----|-----R---------|
|-2-3---3-5-3-0-|-------------0-0-|---------------3-3-|-2-3-----3-3---|
+-----3---------+-2-2-------------+-2-2---2-----------+-------3-----3-+
e q e e e e s s e e e e q e s e e q e e e s s
+-------------------------+---------------+-----------------+
|-------------------------|-----R-4-4-4---|---4-R-4-3-4-----|
|-2-3---(3)/5-3-2-(3)/5P0-|-------------0-|-------------0-2-|
+-----3-------------------+-2-2-----------+-2---------------+
e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e s e e q e e q
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+-------------+
|-----R-------------|-R---R-----------|-----R-4-4---|-----R-4-3-4-|
|-3-2---5-3-(5)/7-5-|---3---2-3-5-2-0-|-----------0-|-------------|
+-------------------+-----------------+-2-2---------+-2-2---------+
e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e q q E s e e q e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------+
|-----R-------------|-R---R-----------|-----R-4-4---|---4-R-4-3-4---|
|-3-2---5-3-(5)/7-5-|---3---2-3-5-3---|-----------0-|-------------4-|
+-------------------+---------------5\+-2-2---------+-2-------------+
q e q e q e q e q e e +e e q e q e q e e e e e e e e e e
+-----------+-------------+------6-------+-------+---------------6-----+
|-7-R---R---|-R-5-R---R---|----R---R-7-R-|3:---R-|9:-7-----5-------7---|
|-----7-----|-------5-----|--------------|8:-7---|8:---7-----5-------7\|
+---------5-+-----------3-+--------------+-------+-------5-----5-------+
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-------------6-----+-------------------+
|-------------------|-7-----5-------7---|-R-----------------|
|-5-4-5-7-5-4-------|---7-----5-------7-|---4-5-7-5-4-------|
+-------------7-6-7-+-----5-----5-------+-------------3-2-3-+
e e e e e e e e e s s e e s s e e s s e e e e e e e e e e e
+-------------6-----+-------------------------+-------------6-----+
|-7-----5-------7---|-R-------R-------R-------|-7-----5-------7---|
|---7-----5-------7-|---4-5-5---5-7-7---------|---7-----5-------7-|
+-----5-----5-------+-------------------7-7-7-+-----5-----3-------+
s s e e s s e e s s e e s s e e s s e e s s e e
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|-R-------R-------R-------|-R-------R-------R-------|
|---4-5-5---5-7-7---------|-------------------------|
+-------------------3-3-3-+---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-+
e e e e e e e e e e e e q e q e q e q e e e e q e q e e e e
+----------------------------+------------------+----------------------+
|12:---R-----R-----R-----R---|------------------|---R------------------|
| 8:-------------------------|---7-6-0-5~-3-0-2-|-0---7-6-0-5~-3-0-----|
+----5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-+-5----------------+------------------0-3-+
e e e q e q e q e e s s s s e E E e e e e e e e e e 3
+--------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+
|---R----------------|4:-R-----------------R-|*-----------------*|
|-0---7-6-0-5~-3-0-2-|4:---6H7P6\5-----------|*---7-6---5-------*|
+--------------------+-------------8-8-5\X---+--5-----5---8-5-7--+
e s s s s s e E e s s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s s e s
+-------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|-R-------------------R---|-----------------|---------------R-----|
|---6H7P6-5---------------|---7-6---5-------|---7-6---5-----------|
+-----------8-8-8-5-3---4-+-5-----5---8-5-7-+-5-----5---5-8---7-7-+
e e e e e e e e e s s s s s e E E e q^q^q+h q^q^q+Q e
+-----------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
|-----------------|-R-----------------R-|---------|-------------|
|---7-6---5-------|---6H7P6-5-----------|-3-3-3---|-3-3-3---/13-|
+-5-----5---8-5-7-+-----------8-8-8-5---+---------+-------------+
D.S. &
al CODA
q^q^q+e e e e 2 E E e h 2 q h+e 3 q h e E E E s e e e
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-------+--------------------+
|*---------(5)H7-5-7-*|*-------R-*|*7:---R---*|---R---|4:------------------|
|*-0-0-0-------------*|*---------*|*8:-------*|-----7/|4:-12-11-10-9-9-8-7-|
+---------------------+--2-2-2----+----5------+-5-----+--------------------+
E E q e e e s s s s s e s s s s e s s s e e+q+h
+-------------+-----------------------------+---------+
|-------------|---------5-5-------5-5-------|---R-----|
|-6-5-4-3-2-1-|-0-6-5-------7-5-------7-5H7-|-3-------|
+-------------+-------7---------7-----------+---------+
==========================================================================
Created using the Bass Tab Creator
__ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
+|oo|+
+|oo|+ Notes: w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter
|| e = 8th s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th
||
|| Capital durations are dotted notes
|| (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
||
|| #
|| +----+ +----+
_ || _ |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME
\\_||_// |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES
| [] | +----+ (#=Num Repeats) +----+
| || |
/ [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND
\______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest
P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill
==========================================================================
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addresses below.
For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:
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HAPPY PLAYING!!
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Bass Tabs | |
Title | La Villa Strangiato |
Artist | Rush |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | eK1hmDpa8bo |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).